Company profile
Sofar Ocean
Sofar Ocean operates an ocean intelligence platform built around distributed marine sensing and forecasting. Its Spotter network and data products support...
Facts
- Segment
- MARITIME
- Country
- US
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Website
- https://www.sofarocean.com/
About Sofar Ocean
Sofar Ocean operates a distributed ocean-sensing network built around Spotter buoy platforms and forecasting software. Spotter collects wave, wind and weather measurements at sea and sends data into the company's ocean-intelligence services.
Maritime operators use the resulting information for routing, weather awareness, asset protection and ocean observation. Sofar combines field sensors, communications and analytics so data from many locations can inform voyage planning and monitoring of exposed offshore assets.
Market context
ENABLEMENT
Summary
Type: Ocean data platform
Core: Distributed ocean sensing
Function: Maritime intelligence
Audience: Maritime operators
Products
- Spotter Platform — ocean_monitoring_buoy
Research, Articles and recent verified events
- Sofar Ocean introduces Spotter Scout uncrewed surface vehicle beta — 2026-04-29
- Sofar Ocean upgrades Spotter Dashboard for fleet operations — 2026-02-19
- MITRE and Sofar Ocean establish Bristlemouth testbed — 2025-03-13
- National Hurricane Center operationalises Sofar Spotter observations — 2024-09-18
- Spotter matches ADCP current measurements in 24-day field comparison — 2024-06-25
- Sofar Ocean signs five-year research agreement with Naval Oceanography — 2023-08-03
- Sofar Ocean releases Spotter Power Save Mode — 2023-05-12
- Ocean Exploration Trust deploys Spotter buoys across Pacific expeditions — 2023-03-15